A Kinda, Sorta Top 10 List

A Kinda, Sorta Top 10 List

It’s always a challenge and a bit frustrating to come up with the inevitable top 10 list at this time of year because this is when I am faced with just how many worthwhile films haven’t opened in Orlando yet or how many were here for such a short time that I missed them somehow. But probably the biggest factor of all is that the majority of the so-called pedigreed, award-contending titles all get released at year end. And with late entry deadlines for the Florida Film Festival hitting in mid-November for shorts and December 5 for features, I’m literally drowning in submissions and have no time whatsoever to go out to theaters to see the latest and greatest.

So for the curious out there, here is my annual double list: favorites for 2008 from anything I saw in theaters or at festivals during the calendar year (but possibly not yet in commercial release), as well as a list of viewing priorities once life gets back to semi-normal (possibly mid-February sometime!). Both lists are in alphabetical order only, not in order of preference.

Top 10

1) The Band’s Visit2) The Dark Knight3) The Good, The Bad, The Weird4) Let the Right One In5) Man on Wire6) Slumdog Millionaire7) Still Walking8) WALL-E9) Waltz With Bashir10) Young @ Heart